Improvement in till-locks



C. B. 8L W. H. JACKSON.

Improvement in' Till-Locks.

No. 133,033. Patented Nov.12,,1872.

AMPHOTOLITHUGHAPHIC C0 N )T/GSBORNES P500586) 5 NETED 'IA'IES PATENT FFIGHANOEY B. JACKSON AND WILLARD H. JACKSON, OF ROOKTON, PA.

IMPROVEMENT IN TILL-LOCKS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 133,033, dated November12, 1872.

the annexed drawing making a part of thisspecification, and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawing is a representation of a longitudinal section ofour invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the same.

This invention has relation to money-drawer locks; and it consists inthe construction and novel arrangement of the bolt, the automaticdevices, for securing it when the drawer is pushed in, and thecombination of devices for releasing and withdrawing it when desired,the object being to produce a simple and efficient look capable of beingmanipulated only by those previously instructed in its operation.

In the drawing, A represents a section of a counter, desk, or table, andB the drawer or till, sliding underneath the same in the usual way. 0designates a vertical bolthavin g two notches, d (I, on its inner sidenear the top, and secured to the front board of the till inside the sameby means of a loop-plate, E. E is a spring tending to force said boltupward. F is a spring fastened to the drawer and entering the uppernotch d. In such position the spring holds the bolt down. When thedrawer is closed a stud, e, on the under side of the counter, pushesback the spring F and allows the bolt to be raised by the force of thespring E and to enter a recess, e, in the counter. In this way thedrawer is made selflocking. G designates a knob having a pivotal stem,9, with a cross-bar or T on its end, as shown at h. The ends of saidcross-bar are beveled in opposite directions. I represents asignal-spring, which sounds when the end of the bar It strikes itinpa-ssing. J designates a coneavo-convex handle by which to withdrawthe till. Underneath said handle is a pin, K, entering the drawer andholding on its end a crossbar, L. A spring, M, acting on one end of saidbar, forces it under an offset, z, at the lower end of the bolt, whenthe latter is raised, and prevents the bolt from being pushed down.

To open the drawer, the knob is turned until one end of the bar h passesthe spring I. The pin K is then pressed inwith the nail of the middlefinger releasing the bar L from underneath the bolt. and the end of thebar h forced against the second shoulder or ofl'set d of the bolt,causing the bolt to descend and allowing the drawer to be pulled out.

What we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In a till-lock, the combination of the sprin gbolt 0 having the notchesd d and ofi'set z, the knob G, stein g, cross-bar h, pin K, cross-pieceL, and springs, substantially as specified.

In testimony that we claim the above we have hereunto subscribed ournames in the presence of two witnesses.

OHANOEY B. JACKSON. WILLARD H. JACKSON.

Witnesses 0. N. HUMPHREY, JOHN DOUGHERTY, Jr.

The knob is now turned.

